Update on the latest in sports:

Published 4:09 am, Sunday, February 21, 2016

UNDATED (AP) — Third-ranked Oklahoma and No. 5 North Carolina were able to bounce back from losses by winning top-25 matchups, while top-ranked Villanova earned its seventh straight victory.

Buddy Hield (heeld) poured in 29 points and the Sooners improved to 21-5 by downing 10th-ranked West Virginia, 76-62. Hield capped a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer to put Oklahoma ahead by nine with 5:22 left.

Isaiah Cousins added 12 points and Jordan Woodard had 11 as the Sooners pulled into a tie with the Mountaineers and Baylor for second place in the Big 12.

The Tar Heels ripped 11th-ranked Miami 96-71 as Brice Johnson had 16 points and 15 rebounds for North Carolina. Justin Jackson added 15 points for the Tar Heels, who opened the second half on a 10-0 burst to take control and improve to 22-5.

Villanova blew a nine-point, halftime lead before upping its record to 24-3 heading into Wednesday's game against No. 8 Xavier.

In other top-25 finals:

— Frank Mason III scored 15 points and Perry Ellis added 14 to help second-ranked Kansas escape with a 72-63 win at Kansas State. Wayne Selden Jr. also scored 12 for the Jayhawks, who coughed up a 17-point lead in the second half before clinching their first win at K-State in three years.

— Edmond Sumner scored a career-high 22 points and Xavier opened the second half by hitting 12 of its first 13 shots in an 88-70 win against Georgetown. James Farr provided 14 points and Trevon Bluiett had 13 as the Musketeers improved to 24-3 overall, 12-3 in the Big East.

— Tyler Davis capped his 15-point night by hitting a putback at the buzzer to give Texas A&M a 79-77 overtime win against No. 14 Kentucky. The winning basket came after a technical foul on Isaac Humphries cost the Wildcats the lead in the final seconds.

— No. 15 Dayton was upset on its homecourt as Jaylen Adams matched his career high with 31 points to lead St. Bonaventure past the Flyers, 79-72. Adams drained a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 36 seconds left and added four free throws as the Bonnies earned their first-ever road win over a ranked team.

— Casey Benson dropped in 25 points and Dillon Brooks had 17 as 16th-ranked Oregon cruised to a 91-81 win against Oregon State. The Ducks were never threatened after jumping out to a 51-28 halftime lead.

— Indiana is 16-0 at Assembly Hall after Troy Williams scored 19 points and Yogi Ferrell had 18 in the Hoosiers' 77-73 victory against 17 Purdue. The Hoosiers blew much of a 19-point, second-half lead before beating the Boilermakers for the first time in four tries.

— Damion Lee dropped in 24 points and 18th-ranked Louisville rallied in the second half to beat No. 20 Duke, 71-64. The Cardinals trailed by 13 with 17:10 remaining before a 27-11 run put them ahead 58-55.

— Georgia Tech beat No. 19 Notre Dame 63-62 on Marcus Georges-Hunt's short jumper with 2 seconds remaining. Georges-Hunt had 19 points as the Yellow Jackets won a second straight ACC game for the first time since late in the 2013-14 season.

UNDATED (AP) — The Golden State Warriors were able to avoid what would have been their first losing streak of the season.

Klay Thompson poured in 32 points and Stephen (STEH'-fehn) Curry had 23 as the Warriors dumped the Clippers 115-112 in Los Angeles. Draymond Green had his NBA-leading 11th triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help the defending champions improve to 49-5.

The Warriors won for the 12th time in their last 13 games, one night after a 32-point loss at Portland.

Also in the NBA:

— Hassan Whiteside had season highs of 25 points and 23 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat Washington 114-94 to take a one-game lead over Atlanta atop the Southeast Division. It was only the 11th time in NBA history that a player has had at least 20 points and 20 boards off the bench in a game.

— The Hawks lost their share of the Southeast lead by falling 117-109 to Milwaukee in double-overtime. Jabari Parker contributed 28 points and 13 rebounds, while Greg Monroe added 24 points and 12 boards off the bench.

— New York's seven-game losing streak is over after Carmelo Anthony delivered 30 points and 11 rebounds in the Knicks' 103-95 win at Minnesota. Robin Lopez had 26 points and 16 rebounds while helping the Knicks win the battle of the boards 51-31.

The 44-year-old Jagr tied Brett Hull with his 741st goal, knotting the score in the second period. He passed Hull with his 20th goal of the season, capping the scoring after Reilly Smith netted the game-winner.

Roberto Luongo (loo-AHN'-goh) stopped 30 shots for the Panthers, who continue to lead the Atlantic Division by five points over Boston.

The Bruins fell behind 3-1 in the first period before scoring the final six goals in a 7-3 rout of the Stars in Dallas. Brad Marchand had two goals and three points for the Bruins, while defensemen Zdeno Chara (zuh-DAY'-noh CHAH'-rah), Dennis Seidenberg and Joe Morrow each had two assists.

The Stars absorbed their third straight loss since a four-game winning streak, keeping them one point behind Chicago for the Western Conference and Central Division leads.

St. Louis is within two points of the Blackhawks after Alex Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist in the Blues' 6-4 win at Arizona. Tarasenko, Steen, Jaden Schwartz and Carl Gunnarsson scored to give the Blues a 4-1 lead just over 10 minutes into the opening period.

Elsewhere on NHL ice:

— The Washington Capitals trailed 3-2 with just over six minutes left before T.J. Oshie (OH'-shee) and Brooks Orpik (OHR'-pihk) scored to give the Caps their eighth victory in nine games, 4-3 over New Jersey. Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 38th goal and set up Orpik's game-winner with 3:58 remaining to help the Capitals become the league's first 90-point team.

— Steven Stamkos became the third player in franchise history to reach 300 goals, scoring in the first period of the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-2 win at Pittsburgh. Ben Bishop turned back 37 shots to help the Lightning stay in third place in the Atlantic Division.

— Dion Phaneuf (fah-NOOF') scored the tying goal with 3:51 left before Kyle Turris notched the lone shootout tally to send Ottawa past Detroit 3-2. The Senators earned their third straight win and prevented the Red Wings from moving into second place in the Atlantic Division.

— Tyson Barrie had two goals and an assist as Colorado downed Edmonton 3-2. The Avalanche have won four of their last five, leaving them seventh in the West and just six points behind the Pacific Division-leading Kings.

— Shayne Gostisbehere (GAHS'-tihs-behr) stretched his point streak to 15 games by scoring 29 seconds into overtime to lift Philadelphia over Toronto 5-4. Jakob Voracek (VOHR'-ah-chehk) had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who improved to 2-1-1 on their five-game road trip.

MLB-NEWS

Birds get Gallardo

UNDATED (AP) — It took a while, but free-agent pitcher Yovani Gallardo (yoh-VAH'-nee gy-AHR'-doh) finally has a new contract.

A person familiar with the deal says the Baltimore Orioles have bolstered their rotation by signing Gallardo to a three-year, $35 million package. He takes the spot that opened when Wei-Yin Chen (way yihn chehn) became a free agent and signed with Miami.

Gallardo went 13-11 with a 3.42 ERA for Texas last season.

Also in the majors:

— Texas Rangers hurler Tanner Scheppers will miss at least the first half of the upcoming season due to torn cartilage in his left knee. Scheppers was 4-1 with a 5.63 ERA in 42 appearances last season.

— The Padres have signed right-hander Casey Janssen to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Janssen was 2-5 with a 4.95 ERA with the Washington Nationals last season.

GOLF-NORTHERN TRUST OPEN

Bubba leads the way

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bubba Watson will carry a one-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA's Northern Trust Open at Riviera.

Watson shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday for a 12-under total.

Second-round leader Jason Kokrak dropped into a three-way tie for second with Chez Reavie (REH'-vee) and Dustin Johnson at minus-11.

Rory McIlroy is among a quintet at 10-under.

LPGA-WOMEN'S AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Japan's Nomura wins Women's Australian Open by 3 strokes

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Hawaii-based Japanese player Haru Nomura won her first LPGA tournament in her 72nd start, shooting a closing 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the Women's Australian Open by three strokes.

Nomura, who was tied for the lead with two others going into the final round at The Grange's West course, finished with a 16-under total of 272.

Top-ranked and defending champion Lydia Ko, who trailed by a stroke after three rounds, finished second after a 67.

Racing in unusually warm weather, Weirather claimed her first win of the season by finishing 0.57 seconds ahead of Gut with Vonn 0.64 back.

It was the fifth career win for Weirather, the daughter of two-time Olympic gold medalist Hanni Wenzel and Harti Weirather, who won downhill gold at the 1982 world championships.

Vonn's overall lead ahead of Gut was reduced to 23 points, while in the super-G ranks she holds a 79-point lead ahead of Gut with three races remaining in the discipline this season.

Up next is a special parallel slalom city event in Stockholm for men and women on Tuesday.

WORLD CUP-LUGE

Fedorov of Russia edges Mazdzer of US to win luge World Cup

WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Russia's Stepan Fedorov edged the United States' Chris Mazdzer to win the last luge World Cup event of the season on Sunday.

Fedorov clocked 53.977 with his first run and 53.233 with his second to pip Mazdzer by 0.035 seconds. The American had the fastest second run of 53.221, but it was not enough to make up for his first of 54.024 in wet and windy conditions.